WEBVTT Kind: captions; Language: en 00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:15.000 Fenders stamped out in one piece from the highest quality heavy gauge steel. 00:00:16.001 --> 00:00:19.001 This fender press weighs 200,000 pounds. 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:24.000 It stands 22 feet high and 10 feet below the ground. 00:00:24.001 --> 00:00:28.000 It exerts a pressure of 300,000 pounds. 00:00:30.001 --> 00:00:34.001 The great American value calls for the never ceasing watchfulness 00:00:34.001 --> 00:00:36.000 of experienced workmen. 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:41.001 Cylinders must meet the exacting standards of accurate test gauges. 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:46.000 Many parts conform to measurements within the thousandth part of an inch. 00:00:47.001 --> 00:00:52.000 For inspecting the great American six cylinder motor, gauges are used that test 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:56.000 as closely as one tenth of the thickness of a human hair. 00:00:57.001 --> 00:01:00.001 Transmissions are assembled with extraordinary care. 00:01:01.001 --> 00:01:04.000 Inspectors watch and check each operation. 00:01:05.001 --> 00:01:10.000 Millions of six cylinder owners have learned what precision machining means 00:01:10.000 --> 00:01:11.001 in adding to the life of the car. 00:01:13.000 --> 00:01:17.001 In the transmission system, exhaustive tests and experiments are 00:01:17.001 --> 00:01:19.000 made to secure perfection. 00:01:19.001 --> 00:01:24.001 The Chevrolet synchro mesh transmission must be checked for 00:01:24.001 --> 00:01:26.000 silence at every speed. 00:01:27.001 --> 00:01:32.001 Such parts as crankshaft bearings, valves and cylinders get special 00:01:32.001 --> 00:01:34.000 inspection all along the line. 00:01:35.001 --> 00:01:39.000 Inspectors check inspectors and other inspectors check them. 00:01:40.000 --> 00:01:43.001 Every part must be made right and put together right. 00:01:45.001 --> 00:01:49.000 Valves are formed in machines that never vary their movements the 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:50.001 smallest fraction of an inch. 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:56.000 Scientific research in the interest of the car owner is constantly discovering 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:57.001 new ways to better the product. 00:01:58.001 --> 00:02:04.000 Engine valves of pure silicone steel are made by a special and exclusive process. 00:02:04.001 --> 00:02:11.000 Every working day, 360,000 small parts are painstakingly inspected by 00:02:11.000 --> 00:02:15.000 experts using test gauges and checking devices. 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:19.000 Hundreds, thousands of checks and double checks. 00:02:20.000 --> 00:02:27.000 Highest quality is the goal of America's largest motor car manufacturer. 5,162 00:02:27.000 --> 00:02:31.001 inspections are made on the six cylinder Chevrolet motor alone. 00:02:33.000 --> 00:02:38.000 On the general assembly line, out of every ten workmen, three are inspectors 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:44.000 ready with a quick eye and special knowledge to find any flaw which might exist 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:46.000 in materials or workmanship. 00:02:46.001 --> 00:02:51.000 To produce a million of these cars each year, America's greatest industries 00:02:51.000 --> 00:02:53.000 must play an important part. 00:02:53.001 --> 00:02:58.000 Vast forests of the finest hardwoods contribute to the making of stylish 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:02.000 Chevrolet Fisher bodies, the strongest in the world. 00:03:03.000 --> 00:03:08.000 And throughout the great forest comes the lumberman's cry of, Timber! 00:03:09.000 --> 00:03:12.000 As the trees come crashing down. 00:03:12.001 --> 00:03:18.001 The way is long, the night is dark, 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:25.000 But I will fight, for the happy Lord will be 00:03:25.000 --> 00:03:31.000 singing At the end of the 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:34.000 road. 00:03:35.001 --> 00:03:42.001 I can't go wrong, I must go right, I'll 00:03:42.001 --> 00:03:48.000 find a way, cause a guiding light will be 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:54.001 shining At the end of the 00:03:54.001 --> 00:03:56.001 road. 00:03:56.001 --> 00:04:03.001 There may be storms in my path, 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:11.000 But I'll wear a smile, Quality in a 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:17.000 little while, My path will be 00:04:17.000 --> 00:04:20.000 frozen. 00:04:21.001 --> 00:04:28.000 The rain will flow, from up above, But 00:04:28.000 --> 00:04:33.001 I won't stop, for the ones I know will be 00:04:33.001 --> 00:04:39.001 waiting At the end of 00:04:39.001 --> 00:04:42.000 the road. 00:04:55.001 --> 00:05:02.001 To a surprising degree, today's automobile bodybuilders follow the traditions and 00:05:02.001 --> 00:05:07.001 ideals of the men who wrought by hand, Traveling carriages for kings and nobles, 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:12.000 to which have been added new standards of comfort and utility. 00:05:13.000 --> 00:05:19.001 When it was found that hardwood, combined with steel, gave the strongest and 00:05:19.001 --> 00:05:25.001 best body construction, The method was perfected and adopted for the modern low 00:05:25.001 --> 00:05:29.001 -priced automobile, as well as for all the highest-priced cars. 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:36.000 When steel is reinforced with hardwood, you have the strongest and 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:37.001 safest automobile body. 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:45.000 Over 10,000 pounds of leather, 200 million pounds of wood, 54 million 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:51.000 pounds of glass products, 3 million pounds of wool, and 52 million pounds of the 00:05:51.000 --> 00:05:54.000 South's best cotton are used in these bodies. 00:05:55.001 --> 00:06:00.000 Besides the products of timber forests, the quality car body demands the 00:06:00.000 --> 00:06:01.001 finest of plate glass. 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:06.001 Brought to a white heat in the roaring furnaces, some holding 20 pots 00:06:06.001 --> 00:06:08.001 of molten glass at one time. 00:06:10.001 --> 00:06:14.001 Only America can produce this fine, clear glass in the 00:06:14.001 --> 00:06:16.001 quantities and quality needed. 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:23.001 Acres upon acres of perfect plate glass are made daily to shield the car rider 00:06:23.001 --> 00:06:26.000 from cold snow and rain. 00:06:28.000 --> 00:06:34.000 To the casting table, where molten glass becomes clear and even-plate, 00:06:35.001 --> 00:06:37.001 glass has few outsiders ever seen. 00:06:54.000 --> 00:07:01.000 And here is the funniest industrial operation in America, pressing out the 00:07:01.000 --> 00:07:03.000 air bubbles underneath the glass. 00:07:10.001 --> 00:07:17.000 The march of the wooden soldiers. Watch the China doll on the right. 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:32.000 A solution kept at even temperature aids in polishing the surface to give the 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:37.000 undistorted vision of the famous Fisher windshield and clear window glass. 00:07:40.001 --> 00:07:46.000 Great vacuum cups, like the tentacles of an octopus, reach down and grasp the 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:50.001 panes of finished plate glass and carry them away to be cut to size. 00:07:52.000 --> 00:07:59.000 Here at Miami, Florida, tests are constantly being made, exposing duco, wood, 00:07:59.001 --> 00:08:04.000 and metal surfaces to all weather to check the wearing qualities. 00:08:04.001 --> 00:08:10.000 Exposure is made in a tropical climate, in the humidity of salt sea air, in the 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.001 burning sun, in soot, wind, and rain. 00:08:14.001 --> 00:08:19.001 Wonderful advances in the fineness and durability of finish have been made, not 00:08:19.001 --> 00:08:23.001 content with what seems ample assurance of the enduring lustrous 00:08:23.001 --> 00:08:25.000 quality of genuine duco. 00:08:25.001 --> 00:08:31.000 Some of these duco panels are left in the open for years, constantly examined 00:08:31.000 --> 00:08:33.001 very closely for effects of exposure. 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:38.001 All of this is done to produce the brightest and most lasting finish, to meet the 00:08:38.001 --> 00:08:40.001 demands of every climate. 00:08:41.001 --> 00:08:45.001 How long will chromium plate, nickel, and copper wear? 00:08:47.000 --> 00:08:48.001 Tests tell the tale. 00:08:49.001 --> 00:08:52.001 How long will wood stand up under all sorts of exposure? 00:08:53.000 --> 00:08:55.000 The facts are found here. 00:08:56.001 --> 00:09:00.000 Now let's go to the sunny south and listen to the songs of the dockies 00:09:00.000 --> 00:09:01.001 as the cotton crop is gathered. 00:10:22.001 --> 00:10:29.000 Keep in the middle of the road, keep in the middle of the 00:10:29.000 --> 00:10:36.000 road, don't you turn to the right, don't you turn to the left, just keep in 00:10:36.000 --> 00:10:39.000 the middle of the road. 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:45.001 Purchased every year by Chevrolet, vast quantities of cotton make their way from 00:10:45.001 --> 00:10:49.001 the southern fields to give modern traveling luxury to the motorist. 00:10:50.000 --> 00:10:56.000 And as comfort is an important item, this cotton must be the pick of the crop. 00:10:57.001 --> 00:11:01.001 Twenty-two cotton states share in the proceeds from every sale of the great 00:11:01.001 --> 00:11:03.001 American value in automobiles.